The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-28
HERE AND THERE.

Modern needles first came into use in lJti.
Harvard distributed $4,000 to INDECENT
students last year
In the time of King Edward fl the price Of
the Bible in England was a35.
Electric lights are now being used by sub
marine divers with great effect.
A phrenologist has been making money OF
late III Washington examining the bumps on
senatorial heads.
Most Of the London churches have offered
up prayers for the recovery Of the crown
prince Of Germany.
Volapuk is publicly taught in France, Ger
many, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Austria, Russia, and Denmark
The Grand Army has increased from
6O,G3l in 1850 TO 352, GA in 1887. The gain in
the past year and quarter was 46, ljL
An immense hunting expedition is about
TO start for Masailand, the ground OF Rider
Haggards last novel, "Allan Quatermain
The hospital Saturday fund in London
amounts 10 $50 600 this year Collections
are made every Saturday in workshops and
factories
Several German firms have given notice 10
houses in Bradford, where there are many
Germans. that they will adopt Nolapuk ia
corresponding with English manufacturers
The London Times says that few weeks
ago some excavations at Pompeii brought to
light a set OF surgical instruments, many Of
which resemble instruments ia use at the
present day.
John Edman, an Ohio man, proposes u
start a daily newspaper ia the Finnish Ian.
guage at Ishpeming, Mich, Jan. l. II will
be the only daily in that language published
IN the United States.
4 Maine man as an experiment clipped the
fleece from a pet Newfoundland dog and had
il carded and spun into yarn. IL yielded four
skeins Of jct black yarn, weighing two and
quarter pounds, and vas as soft as wool.
A solid lump OF coal, containing eighty
seven cubic feet and weighing 1851 pounds,
was exhibited at the Texas state fair recent
ly held at Dallas 10 was the largest block
of coal over taken from a mine IA the United
States
lt is said that the most acceptable of all
holiday presents 10 a lady from her husband
or brother OF any friend Who has right %
give it. is long, narrow strip Of tinted
paper ou which IL written Pay 70 the order
Of --- g, &c.
Mr. and Mrs Lewis, an American couple,
have been travelling Tor four months through
Europe on a tandem cycle Their joint ex
penses bv this mode of travelling have been
limited 70 twenty SIX shiliings a day sight
seeing Ices included
Mr. Jesse Haworth, VI Bowdon, Cheshire,
has presented 10 the British museum the
throne chair Of Queen Hatasu, VI the eigh
teenth Egyptian dynasty, 9. loOv. This
is the oldest piece OF furniture Ia the world,
the date Of which Is known
An example of economy was that OF lgnatz
Freund in his Detroit store, who lighted the
gas lets one after another With single
match until il burned his fingers and then
dropped Il into a pile VI cotton, the result oi
which vas d general panic ami damage OF
81 800
Ia Franco l3l g3i ~ francs arc expended
on public instruction, and Il $50 o55 On the
line arts. There Is an elementary school for
every ~ ll.LdDllAIlSi tL4A ~ ~te-AA~'
ance OF 8. IS, ,0s6 OF the entire appropriation
this year 81, 400, 900 francs werc scr down for
primary education.
Recently a consignment Of 1880 boxes Of
raisins from Fresno, Cal, were shipped via
the Sunset route 70 New York. Tho weight
Of the consignment was 900 pounds, and
it occupied a special train OF twenty car5. Il
was the largest single shipment Of freight
ever made from California and regular rates
were paid
4 Philadelphia merchant says that, IL
oueuing the mail IN the morning no always
reserves for the last those letters which have
The Honorable preiiXed to the address
His experience has been that Ia nine cases
out Of ten they are written b. persons who
ask some favor, and make use of the prefix
ia mild attempt at battery.
In Buenos Ayres there Is bank which has
a pald up capital Of s5I w, ,ooO deposits u
as 900 900. and a line Of discounts amount
ing 70 $1,000 O0O The Argentine Republic
imports sJ0,0OO00o worth Of goods, and OF
this sum the United States gets only s5,OOV,-
600 The country is already powerful com
petitor in the market Of the world for dressed
beef and whea'